MichaelScott
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Hi, I have a 2 story home and am encountering poor wireless performance and dropouts on the first floor. I have an ASUS RT-AC66R on the second floor connected to the cable modem in router mode. I've purchased a new ASUS RT-AC56U to put on the first floor. I have Ethernet cabling throughout the home. I'm using Merlin 380.62_1 in both devices.
I think the best course of action is to put the downstairs device in AP mode and connect it via Ethernet to the upstairs device. Will that allow me to use the same SSIDs and passwords in both areas? Will wireless devices bind to whichever router/AP provides the strongest signal automatically? I'm trying to create a seamless environment for the family and guests.
For the AC56U that will the AP, I connect ethernet from the AC66R's LAN port to the LAN port on the AC56U? Then give the 56U a static IP?
Any tips or pointers to articles on this kind of configuration?
Thanks in advance for the help!
I think the best course of action is to put the downstairs device in AP mode and connect it via Ethernet to the upstairs device. Will that allow me to use the same SSIDs and passwords in both areas? Will wireless devices bind to whichever router/AP provides the strongest signal automatically? I'm trying to create a seamless environment for the family and guests.
For the AC56U that will the AP, I connect ethernet from the AC66R's LAN port to the LAN port on the AC56U? Then give the 56U a static IP?
Any tips or pointers to articles on this kind of configuration?
Thanks in advance for the help!